Di Canio 'fined' for racist salute

[therockbox]

Lazio striker Paolo Di Canio has been fined 10,000 euros (£7,000) for the fascist-style salute he made in the derby win over Roma in January.

The Italian Football League also handed Lazio a fine of the same amount.

Ex-West Ham United star Di Canio, 36, had claimed that the gesture was a misrepresentation by the cameraman.

But the League disciplinary commission ruled on Thursday that the gesture had "immediately and unequivocally recalled a precise political ideology".

Di Canio appeared to give a straight-arm gesture after scoring the opening goal in Lazio's 3-1 win over Roma.

The much-travelled forward has also played for Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton, Juventus and AC Milan.

The League said players should not "engage in any gestures indicating any kind of political ideology...which could potentially provoke a violent reaction from fans".

[RawIsWar]

That isn't too good 7K isn't much to him. Just like Aragones only got fined £2000, for what he said it should of been at least £100 thousend.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Bullshit to that.

I watched that game. He did barely fuck all. Stop fucking around with stuff like this and sort out the real rascism shit that happens.

[lanky316]

Exactly, he did nothing, what the pictures don't show is two seconds later he made contact with the fans who were reaching out too him...

[therockbox]

When I'm saying hello to people, I often look like that.

[lanky316]

what the pictures don't show is two seconds later he made contact with the fans who were reaching out too him...

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[apsham]

That does look bad, but until I see this "reaching out to the fan" evidence, I will reserve judgement.

[therockbox]

what the pictures don't show is two seconds later he made contact with the fans who were reaching out too him...

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[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

So, who cares?

They fucking love the guy over there, the officials are just being idiots to be honest. They waste time on this when there's ten times worst stuff going on. So you honestly would prefere you fine Di Canio for barely nothing rather than actually do something about the proper rasicsm out there?

[apsham]

Well to be fair, they're debating something other than the larger scale of racism in football. However, I agree that this is nothing compared to some of the things that I have heard about.

[therockbox]

So, who cares?

They fucking love the guy over there, the officials are just being idiots to be honest. They waste time on this when there's ten times worst stuff going on. So you honestly would prefere you fine Di Canio for barely nothing rather than actually do something about the proper rasicsm out there?

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[fineintent]

So the guy salutes like that, has a tattoo of Mussolini, but he's no racist because people love him?

That's grrrrrrrrrreat...